Information for the Westdale Secondary School Rowing Community

APRIL 23-28 BOATINGS

Here are the boatings for next week. Because most of these crews are CSSRA crews, we are at the stage now where we aren’t going to be making changes to lineups the night before. So chances are, if someone from your crew can’t make it, that crew will need to sit, unless there is another option.
If you’re wondering about the logic of which coaches go with which crews, here it is. Mike is the guys’ coach, so he’ll get assigned to the crews with the guys. There may be some small altering of this from time to time. We’re also trying to match boat speed as best we can so that one crew doesn’t leave another behind. Hard to coach two crews together when they’re separated by a lot. If there is a speed difference, it’s up to the following crew to catch up by not dilly-dallying and turning early.
As for small boats, at the moment, we are allowed to send two out with a coach boat, so I’ve rotated the doubles and pairs evenly. (this will change as soon as the water temp rises to 5 degrees). If you find yourself off on a morning, this is the reason. Please still come down….you can either sit in a coach boat or may wind up rowing if someone doesn’t show up.

Time Trial Wednesday. I’ve tried to keep crews as large as possible to start. This will be the first “race” experience for novices, so Wednesday would be a REALLY good time to bring your BEST performance to the club!! Even thoug the 8+ may not be a racing boat, there are enough strong bodies in there to expect a good result, which will factor into how we view the results. So race hard!!
4 x 2km pieces at 24 strokes per minute.

As usual, if you notice any errors (i.e., I’ve put you in two boats on the same morning, which I tend to do sometimes….please let me know)